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By Richard (Rick) Mills |
February 9, 2012
Without critical materials many technologies, products, gadgets and toys, would not exist. The US used to be the world’s leader in development and production of high-tech magnets, it can be again, but not without required rare earth oxides.
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By Frank Holmes |
July 22, 2011
This year has been eventful for the oil patch. Natural disasters, revolutions, terrorist attacks and political maneuvering kept oil bouncing around $100 per barrel and 3.8% higher on the year at the end of June.
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By Jeb Handwerger |
June 28, 2011
Increasing the supply of oil may be pushing down the demand for rare earths, uranium and lithium only short term. This decline in oil prices should not drastically hurt the development of rare earth assets outside China.
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By Sara Nunnally |
May 24, 2011
How high? That will depend on how serious the mining situation is in South Africa. Keep an eye on Zimbabwe, too. Mining companies have been struggling with production, and the country is trying to grab a hold on mining rights of foreign mining companies.
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By Jeb Handwerger |
April 26, 2011
Investing in silver presents an opportunity for the beleaguered middle class taxpayer to defend himself while 50% of the population pays no taxes and the same goes for corporate entities such as General Motors and General Electric.
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By Roman Baudzus |
March 31, 2011
It is unlikely that platinum will experience another sales flood in the short term - despite Japan's situation and other such pressures. Platinum and palladium prices are dependent on industrial demand and their prices follow global economy cycles.
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By Roman Baudzus |
March 18, 2011
The gold price has rallied strongly, reaching $1,415 per ounce this morning. News that G7 central banks will intervene to contain the value of the yen has also given a significant boost to all stock and commodity markets
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By Jon Nadler |
February 24, 2011
With oil prices well above the century mark despite reassurances by Saudi Arabia that it will offset any potential disruptions of the commodity arising out of Libyan civil war, gold rose again overnight and came to within 1% of the all-time high.
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By Ken Reser |
February 11, 2011
The worldwide race is on and escalating for the next generation of low cost high output battery storage system technology that will power our hybrid and electric automobiles as well as every other battery powered device and gadget in the 21st century.
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By Jon Nadler |
February 1, 2011
Gold continued to exhibit some of the same nervousness that has characterized the sessions of the past week. Bullion is hardly responding to the on-going instability in Egypt, and -despite further slippage in the US dollar - is tilting to lower levels.
